Archive for December 2008
AquaJogger® – Weight Loss
Lose Weight with Water Exercise – Low Impact and Less Pain Diets come and go but one thing remains constant; regular exercise is one of the key components in a weight loss program and AquaJogger® can provide you with low impact exercise that is both effective and enjoyable. One major deterrent to exercising when overweight…
Read MoreAquaJogger® – Customize Your Workout
Excerpted from AquaJogger’s Water Workout Guide Find exercises for your water workout on AquaJogger’s online. Water Workout Guide Warm up After you have entered the water, start with easy movements. Focus on the entire body, head to toe. Flex and extend all the joints, keeping movements at a low to moderate speed. Use a light…
Read MoreAquaJogger® – Start Water Fitness Today
Water fitness is one of the fastest growing workouts today. Here is a step by step guide to help you add pool running to your fitness program. Find a pool for Water Fitness A growing number of pools are establishing lanes for water fitness. The use of a hitch or leash (a bungie cord with…
Read MoreAquaJogger® – Everyone in the Pool.
Part I – Every Body in the Swimming Pool Top athletes love water workouts because they provide an alternative to the stresses and pounding associated with workouts on land. Serious competitors count on deep water to counteract gravity and provide the high intensity training they need while minimizing risk of injury or reinjury. After Surgery…
Read MoreAqua Jogger® – Liquid Resistance Training
Liquid Resistance Training By Carolyn Collman, M.S. Easy to learn and virtually injury- free, “pumping water” in the pool with webbed gloves and foam dumbbells is quickly replacing lifting weights in the gym. Women are leading the way with this new workout that uses the water’s natural resistance to achieve many of the benefits of…
Read MoreAquaJogger® – Surviving Your Workouts
Use Deep Water Running to Avoid Training mistakes and Injuries By Lew Thorne President, Excel Sports Science/AquaJogger I once asked renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Stan James what the biggest obstacle athletes faced in achieving peak performance. His answer was short and to the point. “You first must survive your workouts. Training errors are the enemy.…
Read MoreAquaJogger® – Water Aerobics
Water Aerobics + Walking + Weights = Low Impact Fitness Equation The growing focus on maintaining an ageless and active lifestyle is changing the way people are selecting fitness programs. With a strong emphasis on low impact, the new fitness combination for a long healthy life emphasize the trio of water aerobics, walking and strength…
Read MoreIntroducing ExerSandals™
AquaJogger® introduces ExerSandals™ at USA Olympic Track and Field Championships in Eugene. AquaJogger®â€™s first buoyancy belt was introduced in 1987 and we were flooded with questions about how it worked and what benefits a person could expect. At the 2008 USA Olympic Track and Field Trials held in Eugene, Oregon, we were besieged by testimonials…
Read MoreFeedback from the 2008 Olympic Trials
I was recovering from a stress fracture from my first marathon. I got into the water and exercised for 2 months. I had no land-based exercise. I lost no fitness; my arms got a better workout than mere running. My first race out of recovery I ran for 18 miles. Debbie Nagasaki, Japan My experience…
Read MoreResolutions, Goals, and Reality!
Resolutions, Goals, and Reality! Every year fewer people make New Year’s Resolutions because only 8% actually accomplish the resolution that they set for themselves. Gym memberships soar Jan 1, as people vow to lose weight and exercise more. By Super Bowl Sunday, those same gyms are half-empty, as most of those who joined will have…
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